Friday, March 31, 2006
Correction: Prayers Do Have an Impact
This morning we linked to a study of more than 1,800 patients who underwent heart bypass surgery that failed to show prayers specially organized for their recovery had any impact.
Now, as a good blogger must, we're back to report that we got it wrong. The prayers did have an impact:
Sometimes it's even worse than we think.
Now, as a good blogger must, we're back to report that we got it wrong. The prayers did have an impact:
... patients who knew they were being prayed for had a higher rate of post-operative complications like abnormal heart rhythms, perhaps because of the expectations the prayers created, the researchers suggested.
Sometimes it's even worse than we think.
